Michael Ealy

Michael Ealy

ActorProducer
Born
August 3, 1973
Awards
3 wins, 17 nominations

Known for his charming looks and deep personality, Michael Ealy blessed the movie screen with his role in Barbershop (2002). When he left Silver Spring, Maryland, with a degree in English, he headed off to New York. From there he performed in several stage productions, including the Off-Broadway…

Biography

Known for his charming looks and deep personality, Michael Ealy blessed the movie screen with his role in Barbershop (2002). When he left Silver Spring, Maryland, with a degree in English, he headed off to New York. From there he performed in several stage productions, including the Off-Broadway hits "Joe Fearless" and "Whoa-Jack". He's appeared in Showtime's Soul Food (2000), on NBC's Law & Order (1990) and the ABC sitcom Madigan Men (2000).

When he moved to Los Angeles, he landed a lead role in "Barbershop" after a friend informed him about it. In addition, he appeared in Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) and Jerry Bruckheimer's Bad Company (2002), directed by Joel Schumacher. The natural, blue-eyed actor can be seen in HBO's Baseball Wives (2002).

Actor

The Terminal List: Dark WolfThe Terminal List: Dark Wolf(2025)as Ish Reinhart
Reasonable DoubtReasonable Doubt(2022)as Damon Cooke
Power Book II: GhostPower Book II: Ghost(2020)as Detective Don Carter
It Takes A VillageIt Takes A Village(2024)as Lawrence Cooke
The AfterpartyThe Afterparty(2022)as Quentin Devereaux

Self

BET Black Men's SummitBET Black Men's Summit(2024)as Self - Guest
Is It Cake?Is It Cake?(2022)as Self - Judge
A Journey to SundanceA Journey to Sundance(2023)as Self
Celebrity Game FaceCelebrity Game Face(2020)as Self, Self - Contestant
The Grio AwardsThe Grio Awards(2022)as Self

Archive Footage

Dish NationDish Nation(2011)as Self
Black Pop: Celebrating the Power of Black CultureBlack Pop: Celebrating the Power of Black Culture(2023)as Self
The Wendy Williams ShowThe Wendy Williams Show(2008)as Self - Actor
FlashforwardFlashforward(2009)as Marshall Vogel

Known for

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Robert Wisdom and Michael Ealy in The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (2025)Michael Ealy and Emayatzy Corinealdi in Reasonable Doubt (2022)Mary J. Blige, Don Carter, and Michael Ealy in Power Book II: Ghost (2020)Michael Ealy in Jacob's Ladder (2019)Gabrielle Union, Lisa Vidal, and Michael Ealy in Being Mary Jane (2013)Karl Urban and Michael Ealy in Almost Human (2013)

Credit Score: Michael Ealy

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Seven Pounds7.8020087.600325889
2Flashforward4.0020097.61363405
3About Last Night3.2520146.00025945
4Think Like a Man3.2520126.50052800
5Underworld: Awakening3.2520126.300167487
6Takers3.2520106.20068531
7Miracle at St. Anna3.2520086.10019742
8The Perfect Guy3.0920155.60011964
92 Fast 2 Furious3.0020036.000324053
10Almost Human2.6020137.90153694